BY JOHN CARTER JR In an era where turtle mania seems to be having a resurgence with the recent Netflix Rise of the Teenage Mutant…
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Retro Review: Mrs. Doubtfire – Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss
BY JOHN CARTER JR Imagine you are recently divorced and you are no longer able to see your children regularly. Now imagine your ex puts…
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Retro Review: I Told Sunset About You
The Infectious Guilt of Being Yourself BY JOHN CARTER JR In my most recent entries we have discussed love, self acceptance, and what it means…
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Retro Review: Beaches (1988) examines the nature of soulmates
BY JOHN CARTER JR What does it mean to truly love someone exactly as they are, to find a profound connection with another human being…
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Retro Review: That 70s Show
BY JOHN CARTER JR Initially released in August 1998 on Fox and set in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin in the 1970s, That‘70s…
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Retro Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
BY JOHN CARTER JR Hot take, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the best film in the series. Being the second film and…
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Retro Review: The Sword in the Stone
BY JOHN CARTER JR 1963 was a year filled with great historical moments. The death of United States president John F Kennedy, the space race…
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Retro Review: Tokyo Godfathers
BY JOHN CARTER JR On Christmas Eve in Tokyo, three misfit homeless people (Hana, Gin, and Miyuki) attend a nativity play as they attempt to…
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Retro Review: Olive the Other Reindeer
BY JOHN CARTER JR Released by Fox on December 17, 1999, Olive the Other Reindeer is a musical television film directed by Oscar Moore and…
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Retro Review: Rise of the Guardians
BY JOHN CARTER JR Released October 10th, 2012, Dreamworks animation’s Rise of the Guardians features characters often found in the imaginings of children. With some…
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